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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what meal does Claire first realize that every other worker is taking a pill besides her?
(a) Evening Snack.
(b) Dinner.
(c) Lunch.
(d) Breakfast.

2. In what month of the year does the Ceremony always take place in the community?
(a) June.
(b) December.
(c) February.
(d) January.

3. Claire and Sophia cannot go into the room housing the youngest Newchildren because what condition is not met?
(a) They are not wearing sterile uniforms.
(b) They have not been trained in how to hold the youngest Newchildren.
(c) They have not been certified as disease-free.
(d) It is not Visiting Hour.

4. What age group is the only group to be given their assignments on the second day of the Ceremony?
(a) Nines.
(b) Elevens.
(c) Tens.
(d) Twelves.

5. When Claire is at lunch and is surprised at her table mate's comment that going into labor causes pain, what word does she tell her table mate had been used within her instruction instead?
(a) Cramping.
(b) Tingling.
(c) Discomfort.
(d) Unease.

6. Why do the children in the schoolyard gaze curiously at Claire when she is on her way to the Fish Hatchery?
(a) She is riding a bicycle and everyone else walks.
(b) She is riding a scooter and everyone else drives cars.
(c) She is walking and everyone else rides bicycles.
(d) She is riding a tandem bicycle with no one in the second seat.

7. The male Nurturer teaches Claire's son to respond in what way whenever Claire says bye-bye?
(a) He teaches him to wave.
(b) He teaches him to say bye-bye.
(c) He teaches him to whistle.
(d) He teaches him to flap his arms.

8. Once the maximum number of Newchildren is reached for the year, there are no more born until after what event?
(a) The summer solstice.
(b) The next Ceremony.
(c) New Year's Day.
(d) Easter.

9. What information does Claire's nametag contain besides her name?
(a) Her blood type.
(b) Her status as a former Birthmother.
(c) Her age.
(d) The words Hatchery Assistant.

10. What class had Claire and Sophia been in together at school?
(a) Language.
(b) Math.
(c) English.
(d) Science.

11. Where does Claire's son sleep when the male Nurturer takes him home at night?
(a) In the room of the male Nurturer's son.
(b) On the patio.
(c) In the room of the male Nurturer and his wife.
(d) In the bathtub.

12. What is a behavior that Claire's son does NOT display during naptime at the Nurturing Center?
(a) Shrieking.
(b) Holding his breath.
(c) Sucking his thumb.
(d) Kicking.

13. In the recurring dreams Claire has in which she is hiding her son, where does she keep him hidden?
(a) In a drawer.
(b) In a bird's nest.
(c) In a cupboard.
(d) In a treehouse.

14. For what purpose does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's infant son?
(a) In hopes of making him more responsive.
(b) In response to Claire's request.
(c) As the result of a whim.
(d) In response to a dream he had experienced.

15. What is the name of the male Nurturer's son?
(a) Jonas.
(b) Paul.
(c) Stan.
(d) Christopher.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the male Nurturer find out the name of Claire's son?

2. What reason does the male Nurturer give for not telling Claire her son's name?

3. What assignments are announced during the Twelves's part of the Ceremony?

4. When Jeanette mentions that everyone liked her father, she says he had been quiet, but what?

5. When Claire picks up the biology posters from the school, she meets a former teacher of hers. What subject does this woman teach?

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